The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-11
Political Incidents and Notes.


The polls will open at o'clock this mornin e.
The one thing necessary to-day will be
ceasing watchfulness at the polls
In the making of afidavits to-day in support
of challenged voters right to cast ballot, it
should be rernem bered that the law requires
them to be signed III the presence OF the election
board.
The activity of the committee of one hundred
in preventing bribery and other of cor
ruption at the polls to-day has brought hundreds
of people in each precinct to it's assistance. Its
warning to the gang has had a marked effect.
No offers of trade should be accepted. for if
the defeat of Edenharter is apparent to the gang
it will sacrifice him to get a majority in the
Council. The victory will not be complete un-
less the Council and Board of Aldermen are car
ried in the interest of law and order.
George w. Koontz. the Democratic candidate
for Council in the Twelfth werd, has been send
ing out letters soliciting votes on account Of his
record as soldier; although In that particular
he has greater claims than the Republican
candidate, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Cummings, who was in
the Union service throughout the war.
Mr. Monninger. the proprietor of the saloon
in which tho false affidavts procured by the
Gov gang alleges that Mayor Denny was seen,
yesterday stated to q reporter that Mr. Denny
had never been in his saloon Mr.. Monninger
also saws that Green, the colored porter who
was forced to sign the false affidavit, came so
work on Saturday morning SO drunk that he
was at once discharged. Green admitted that he
had been up all night.
SuperlD tenCenJ Travis DaQ something TO saw
to the police rol-call last evening with refer
ence to their duties to-day. He said he would
expect them to pay strict attention to violations
of the iqu or law. If the saloons kept closed
there need be no apprehension of any trouble
about the polls. He called their attention to the
election law and said they would bs expected to
watch for violations of It, and arrest all violat-
ors. The entire force will be on duty to-day.
Sunday evening a blacksmith named Clark
went into a saloon on East Washington street,
where he found large crowd talking politics.
He was asked how he was going to vote. and
when he said he intended to support Mr. Denny
the saloon keeper ordered him out, with the re-
mark that he would have around his
place who wouldn't vote for Edenharter Clark
refused to go and was kicked out through the
back door by the saloon-keeper. He made COM
plant to the police, and says that he will swear
out a warrant for the saloon-keepers arrest as
soon as the election is over.
If there is any set of men that is interested in
the election of Mayor Denny, it is the police
force and while they not permitted to take
an active part in politics, they have spoken a
good word for Denny whenever they could. r.
respective of party, they believe that the cleo
ton of Edenharter would be unfortunate
thing for them. A patrolman remarked yester-
day: When we have no one to stand by us we
are in a very embarrassing position" In Mayor
Denny they have found a supporter who has
been, at all times, ready to stand by them in
doing their duty.